Sterling Heights crime log

An intruder who somehow got inside a house in the area of Mound Road and M-59 in Sterling Heights and made himself at home was among the incidents reported over the past few days in the Sterling Heights police report roundup.

The incident happened on the 6000 block of Catalpa Avenue between a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 24.

The resident told police someone broke into her house and stole a power drill from the kitchen table, two beers from the refrigerator and a pillowcase from one of the bedrooms. The dresser drawers were open, but appeared to be missing. There appeared to be pry marks on the entry doorjamb, however the door and all the windows were still secure upon her return.

One of her two dogs was in the living room, although she locked both of them in the kitchen before leaving.

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In other reported incidents:

* A resident in the 40000 block of Hamilton Drive near 18 Mile and Van Dyke reported the window on his side entrance door had been broken out on Oct. 24. The door was still secure and no entry was gained to the residence. A neighbor heard knocking coming from that direction and observed a figure in dark clothing running southbound.

* A resident in the 12000 block of Deming Drive, in the 16 Mile and Dodge Park Road area, reported he discovered his attached garage door lock area was dented in on Oct. 23. It appears an attempt was made to pry the lock. No entry was gained and nothing appears to be missing.

* In a fraud case on Oct. 23, a resident in the 8000 block of Brougham Drive, in the Van Dyke and 16 Mile Road area, reported someone obtained her debit card number and made over $5000 worth of transactions on it. In a separate incident, a resident in the 42000 block of Jo-Ed Drive near Mound and 18.5 Mile Road area reported four unauthorized transactions on her bank account.

* In a breaking and entering case on Oct. 23, a resident in the 40000 block of Colony Drive, in the Van Dyke and 18 Mile Road area, reported someone stole a computer, printer and the cords from the workbench of his unlocked detached garage. Nothing else appears to have been disturbed.